northern white cedar

/ˌnɔrðərn waɪt ˌsidər/
/ˌnɔrðərn hwaɪt ˌsidər/
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Definitions of northern white cedar
  1. noun
    small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets
    synonyms: American arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis, white cedar
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    type of:
    arborvitae
    any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis
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